Excerpt from Catalogue of United States and Foreign Gold, Silver Coins, and Copper: Among the U. S. Silver Is a Remarkably Good 1797 Half Dollar, Together With Some of the Early Dimes and Half-Dimes, in Fine Condition, Political and Papal Medals, a Fine Series of Bronze Medals of Louis XIV, and Numismatic Works Many collectors who have not had experience in purchasing at auction sales, on account of living at too great distance from New York, may have their orders executed by the auctioneers, Messrs. Scott Co or other dealers, for a commission of 10 per cent. On amounts under $100 - over $100 5 per cent. - a uniform charge of 50 cents made on any amount under $5. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.